Memory Matters: Nurturing the Power of Working Memory
A lot of people, especially if you live in the ADHD world, have at least heard of the term "working memory." However, how many people actually know what it means and how it affects everyday life? The purpose of this blog is to describe what working memory is and how it affects learning, as well as daily life...for all of us. We all have working memory. There is a threshold for how much working memory we all hold, and it's different for all of us because we all have different wiring in our brains! You can think of working memory as the "sticky note of our brain." What is working memory? - It's a system for temporarily holding and manipulating information - It's a component of short-term memory Why do we need working memory? - Problem-solving: when figuring out solutions to challenges or making decisions ...